[2024.10.24] PATRICK TAM REVEALS THAT LOCKER LAM WAS NOT THE "FIRST CHOICE"

 Locker Lam, Stephanie Che, Cecilia Yip and Patrick Tam attend a film festival event.
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Patrick Tam and Locker Lam play father and son in the film.

When Stephanie Che finds out that she would like sisters with Cecilia Yip, she agrees to the film right away.
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The "Made in Hong Kong" section of the "21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival" selections, FIGHT FOR TOMORROW (PING MING SAM LONG) and TRUE LOVE, FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE (CHIN CHIN SHUI YUET) held their premieres at Elements the night before (22nd), actors Cecilia Yip Tung, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, and Locker Lam Ka Hei attended.

Tam Yiu Man and Locker played father and son who had a conflict in FIGHT FOR TOMORROW, Tam Yiu Man revealed that Locker was actually a "second choice" performance because the previous actor could not make the movie. The producer after watching Locker's audition clip thought that he was very suitable, so he took the role. Locker said that when he received the performance notice, he only had three weeks to train. He worked out, read scripts and ran every day.

Tam Yiu Man said with a smile that after learning that he and Lam Ka Hei would play father and son, he asked him to meet for tea. He said, "It was the first time I took the initiative in my career, meeting someone I didn't know at all for high tea. I have a teenage son and there is distance between us. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to communicate with Locker, but we talked a little about everything."

Speaking of working with Tam Yiu Man for the first time, Locker was not scared, but very happy instead. Everyone exchanged men's experiences from time to time. Tam Yiu Man said that Locker was more reserved, but his emotional scenes were played decently. He even revealed that the hardest thing was that he once filmed an all-night scene with Lam Ka Hei, and then filmed a sauna scene in the morning. "In the morning we followed with a father and son sauna scene with a heart to heart chat. As soon as I was done I immediately immersed myself in cold water to lower the temperature." The scene was also unforgettable for Locker. "I was so dizzy from the soaking that I couldn't even deliver the dialogue."

Yip Tung and Tse Kwan Ho played husband and wife who often argued and had a pair of children in the movie TRUE LOVE, FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE. "Although the story was simple, a lot of it would happen everyday as it has a lot of delicate emotional scenes." Yip Tung said that because she has not performed in a movie for a long time, she was looking forward to knowing the audience's reaction to the film. She stated that she was nervous because she has not had a film release in a long time. This time was shot with a mobile phone, which was very different from making movies in the past. She said that women's movies were rare, the story would span several stages and she had a lot of fun. Speaking of working with Tse Kwan Ho again, she said with a smile that she co-starred with him in a stage play more than 30 years ago; this time they were full of chemistry when they worked together again. She said, "He is the real deal, as soon as he takes his mark he was on. His acting is great and a lot of fun."

In the film Che Yuen Yuen played Yip Tung's younger sister. She said that she has always admired Yip Tung. When producer Fruit Chan Gor asked her to perform, she agreed without any hesitation. It happened that Yip Tung was the third aunt of a friend, and she would also call Yip Tung the third aunt when they met for dinner; so their first day at work felt very special. Speaking of unforgettable shoots, Yuen Yuen said that she had a drinking scene with Yip Tung at a food stall. In it Yip Tung accidentally fell down. Although they did not make a big fuss, the drama was strong.